Laserfiche WebLink
Bullger Basin retains a water right for 2.3 cfs off Pennsylvania Creek. Current and past mining <br /> operations have relied on snow melt and storm water catchment to charge process ponds. Early spring <br /> mine operations consist of maintaining pond levels to capture run off and charge ponds. Pond areas are <br /> natural catchment areas for snowpack. Due to the slope of the mountain and excavated areas, runoff <br /> and storm water naturally drains to the ponds as well as flowing through the 14" line from the plant <br /> area. Water levels during operation are then maintained via fresh water from Pennsylvania Creek as per <br /> ditch priorities. The inlet of fresh water from Pennsylvania Creek is gravity fed through an 8" HDPE pipe <br /> to pond 1. Flow is controlled by an 8"valve at pond 1. There is approximately 100' of elevation drop <br /> from the diversion point at Pennsylvania Creek to pond 1, eliminating any possibility of back flow or <br /> siphon to the creek. The Bullger Basin claim retains the right of a secondary diversion point further up <br /> Pennsylvania Creek that can be used to supply water directly to the wash plant.This diversion point has <br /> not been used in several years due to the condition of the existing steel pipe line. Eagle Peaks mining <br /> has materials to replace this line with 8" HDPE. There is approximately 80' of fall from this upper <br /> diversion point to the plant, allowing for gravity feed to the plant and preventing any backflow to <br /> Pennsylvania Creek. <br /> Dams are constructed and maintained to be stable and functional structures and designed to maintain <br /> 2' freeboard during normal operations. Ponds maybe mucked out with excavators as needed. <br /> Many of the roads on site have been present for decades. Bullger Basin roads will include adequate <br /> burming and signage. <br /> No overburden is present due to the nature of the site and elevation.Very little topsoil exists as the site <br /> is above tree line and in rocky conditions. There are a couple of old topsoil stockpiles present from <br /> previous mining activities that have some naturally occurring vegetation to prevent erosion.These piles <br /> will be preserved for reclamation. <br /> Mining will continue up the hill, within the boundaries of Bullger Basin permitted area. Boundary <br /> signage is placed along the permitted area boundaries where conceivably accessible. <br /> Stephanie Tunstall <br /> Eagle Peaks Mining LLC <br /> 0 <br /> v <br /> 0 <br /> U <br /> 0 <br /> 0 <br /> 0 2 <br />